Synthesis 2021; 53(05): 861-878
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705966
short review

Recent Developments in Heck-Type Reaction of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkyl Electrophiles

Shuangqiu Gao
a   Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. of China   eMail: fujk109@nenu.edu.cn
,
Lili Shi
b   State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics and Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. of China   eMail: shill@pkusz.edu.cn
,
Le Chang
c   WuXi AppTec (Wuhan) Co. Ltd., Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Wuhan 430075, P. R. of China
,
Binglin Wang
c   WuXi AppTec (Wuhan) Co. Ltd., Wuhan East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Wuhan 430075, P. R. of China
,
Junkai Fu
a   Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecular Design & Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. of China   eMail: fujk109@nenu.edu.cn
b   State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics and Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. of China   eMail: shill@pkusz.edu.cn
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We gratefully acknowledge the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21702027 and 21971034) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2412019FZ017).


Abstract

The Mizoroki–Heck reaction is considered as one of the most ingenious and widely used methods for constructing C–C bonds. This reaction mainly focuses on activated olefins (styrenes, acrylates, or vinyl ethers) and aryl/vinyl (pseudo) halides. In comparison, the studies on unactivated alkenes and alkyl electrophiles are far less due to the low reactivity, poor selectivity, as well as competitive β-H elimination. In the past years, a growing interest has thus been devoted and significant breakthroughs have been achieved in the employment of unactivated alkenes and alkyl electrophiles as the reaction components, and this type of coupling is called as Heck-type or Heck-like reaction, which distinguishes from the traditional Heck reaction. Herein, we give a brief summary on Heck-type reaction between unactivated alkenes and alkyl electrophlies, covering its initial work, recent advancements, and mechanistic discussions.

1 Introduction

2 Intramolecular Heck-Type Reaction of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkyl Electrophiles

2.1 Cobalt-Catalyzed Intramolecular Heck-Type Reaction

2.2 Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Heck-Type Reaction

2.3 Nickel-Catalyzed Intramolecular Heck-Type Reaction

2.4 Photocatalysis and Multimetallic Protocol for Intramolecular Heck-Type Reaction

3 Intermolecular Heck-Type Reaction of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkyl Electrophiles

3.1 Electrophilic Trifluoromethylating Reagent as Reaction Partners

3.2 Alkyl Electrophiles as Reaction Partners

4 Oxidative Heck-Type Reaction of Unactivated Alkenes and Alkyl Radicals

5 Conclusions and Outlook



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 15. September 2020

Angenommen nach Revision: 03. Oktober 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
10. November 2020

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